Safety Related Definitions

3. Occurring within a short time; happening speedily: rapid growth.
5. the gaseous envelope surrounding the earth; the air.
7. Of or relating to a town or city or its local government.
8. Of, for, or pertaining to the army or armed forces, often as distinguished from the navy
11. A serious bacterial infection that occurs primarily in animals.
13. A shaking of a part of the earth's surface that often causes great damage.
14. he water on or surrounding the surface of the globe, including the water of the oceans and the water in the atmosphere
16. Of or relating to biology or living organisms.
17. a vent in the earth's crust through which lava, steam, ashes, etc.
18. A release of mechanical, chemical, or nuclear energy in a sudden and often violent manner with the generation of high temperature.
20. Of or relating to chemistry.
21. the act or process of evacuating, or the condition of being evacuated; discharge or expulsion, as of contents.
22. a scale, ranging from 1 to 10, for indicating the intensity of an earthquake.
24. Pertaining to or of the nature of a union of states under a central government distinct from the individual governments of the separate states

1. a structure that covers or protects people or things.
2. a mask-like device containing or attached to a component that filters the air inhaled by the wearer through charcoal and chemicals.
4. A radioactive element that is used to make nuclear energy and nuclear weapons.
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9. Of or pertaining to a process or substances created by human technology.
10. Pertaining to forces in or motions of liquids.
12. the use of violence and threats to intimidate or coerce, especially for political purposes.
15. Having or producing a powerful and dangerous form of energy.
19. Of or relating to a large geographic region
23. Belonging or relating to a particular area or neighbourhood.